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Moral Education EDU 224 | Newberry College. Moral Education. What stages do people go through in their moral development? How can teachers affect a child’s moral development? Should we? What kind of moral education happens in schools now? In the past?. Have you ever cheated?
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Moral Education EDU 224 | Newberry College
Moral Education • What stages do people go through in their moral development? • How can teachers affect a child’s moral development? Should we? • What kind of moral education happens in schools now? In the past?
Have you ever cheated? When do people usually cheat?Is that really such a bad thing?
People always seem to find good reasons to do not-so-good-things. In June 2005, the Center for Academic Integrity found… 90% of students admitted they cheat. 74% cheated on a high-stakes test. 60% plagiarized on a written assignment. 54% used the internet to plagiarize. 45% believe teachers ignore cheating. p. 270
Can morality be taught in school or even be affected by teachers?
What’s the difference? Stage 2 | Preoperational http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg&feature=related Stage 3 | Concrete Operational http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA04ew6Oi9M&feature=related
Should we teach students morals and/or ethics? How are teachers providing moral education these days?
Historically, teachers are expected to teach ethics and/or morality. Traditional inculcation individual analysis
Models of Moral Education • Values Clarification • Character Education • Service Learning/Community Service • Comprehensive Values Education
What else can you do? • Use and enforce honor code. • Use rules and consequences to teach. • Focus on helping students grow. • Build ethics and morality into units. • Model morals and ethics.
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